A Curious Friendship

Venetia Vyvyan says: 'Although we have had a glimpse of Edith Olivier from her journals (a selection was published in the 1980's) I believe this is the first real exploration of her influence on the 'Bright Young Things' who congregated in her Wiltshire home in the 20's and 30's. Her friendship with Rex Whistler is the pivot of the book but Tennant, Beaton, Walton and the Sitwells all have more than walk-on parts. This gives a wonderful portrait of those inter-war years.'